Jose bombs Syria

[P1tchblack]

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered airstrikes on buildings in Syria that the Pentagon said were used by Iranian-backed militias, in retaliation for rocket attacks on U.S. targets in neighboring Iraq.

Pentagon press secretary John Kirby portrayed the bombing in eastern Syria as carefully calibrated, calling it “proportionate” and “defensive.”


The operation was the first known use of military force by the Biden administration, which has for weeks emphasized plans to focus more on challenges posed by China.

The presidentâ€s decision appeared aimed at sending a signal to Iran and its proxies in the region that Washington would not tolerate attacks on its personnel in Iraq, even at a sensitive diplomatic moment.

Three rocket attacks in one week in Iraq, including a deadly strike that hit a U.S.-led coalition base in the northern Iraqi town of Irbil, presented a test for Biden only weeks after assuming the presidency. The rocket assaults coincided with a diplomatic initiative launched by the administration to try to revive a 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers.

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[jmesser1982]

My how the worm has turned.

https://www.businessinsider.com/psaki-qu...ike-2021-2

[P1tchblack]

I have no idea why her opinion matters.

[cincydawg]

Her "opinions" don't matter, she's a mouthpiece, and not a good one in my view, but it shows her hypocrisy of course, and plenty of others join that crowd.

[K9Buck]

Bombing Iranians is always a good thing.

[cincydawg]

It's not news, really, but the hypocrisy here is fairly stark, starker than usual. When the other guy does it, it's terrible. When OUR guy does it, it's a proportional yet strong response to a real threat.

[TakeThePoints]

War monger.

[wydileie]

[Blinky]

Bombing Iranians is always a good thing.

Eff 'em. 

[jmesser1982]

Bombs are dropping faster than those stimulus checks. Just sayinâ€.

[lrrps21]

Bombs are dropping faster than those stimulus checks. Just sayinâ€.

I wonder if Jen Psaki will eventually circle back to her tweet about Trump who actually called off a bombing in Syria?

These folks want the Military Industrial Complex coin - both sides of the aisle.

[Blinky]

Yes, when our war efforts are driven solely by profits and become big business, it is disturbing.

We are reaching the point where we won't be able to "afford" to live in peaceful times.

[zigbee]

[Blinky]

[Soupcity Kid]

Her "opinions" don't matter, she's a mouthpiece, and not a good one in my view, but it shows her hypocrisy of course, and plenty of others join that crowd.

Actually Joe said something similar in 2019 and used the bombings in Syria as saying it was a sign Trump did not understand.